Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-04-29

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hole in a stone," he continued,
"when the revolver went of. Then
| heard the second report, and my
heart fIuttered so | got frightened
do not know how got out of bed,
nor did see the fash from the re-
volver. I first went toward my
mothers bed, and then | turned to
90 into the dining.rOom, when my
brother clasped his hands about
me, and we CROPPED our way to the
dining. room. When we crossed
the threshold of the door Carlyle
said to me Man, don't shootp to
which | replied It's not me; it's
some one else.' He then pushed
me against the safe and upset
pitcher of milk, which went stream
ing over the floor. The next mo-
ment a shot was fired, and my
brother fell.r Emanuel accounted
for the rusty barrel IN his revolver
by saying that ne had used the ball
to fire at fence a week before,
upon a wager made with two men
that he could not bit a certain spot.
His object in leaving the room just
before the shooting, he said, was to
be sure that everything was secure
ly fastened. After he returned to
the room, he said, he talked with
his mother for a few minutes about
a new carpet which she had pur.
chased for the dining.rOom floor.
In reply to a question from the
states attorney, he said it was after
Carlyle fell that he lighted candle
and as he did so his mother came
into the room.
"The clothes basket he contin.
ued, (which was under the bed was
found TO be upset when mother and
myself carried Carlyle back to his
bed. / don't know anyone who has
a spite against my mother or my.
self. We have never had a quarrel
with any one in the neighborhood
but once, and that was about some
chickens which we sold."
THE SCENE OF THE TRADEGY.
Upon leaving the jail the party
went in carriages to the home of
the Cumps. The house is located
on the Middleburg pike, about three
miles from the city. 1t IS small
brick dwelling, one and a-half
stories high, surrounded by tidy
garden, containing many varieties
of flowers aud trees. Everything
about the place was clean and IN
good taste. The visitors were met
at the gate by a young woman of
comely appearance, who turned out
to be the wife of George Cump, the
eldest OF the Cump boys. She was
very much excited, and asked anx-
iously after NANNY" her impris.
oned brother.in.law. "Do you think
they will let him come TO see his
mother she asked.
States Attorney Keedy told her
to be patient, and he would see
what could be done.
MRS. CUMP's MARRIED LIFE.
Before entering the house George
W. Petre, a brother OF Mrs. Cump,
stopped the States Attorney and
told him about the past life of
Cnmp, who is now living in Flori.
do. "He was born up near Green.
castle, Pa be said, "but he met
my sister in these parts. That was
nearly twenty years ago, and then
she was a bnxOm lass and he a
handsome youth. They loved each
other deyotedly, but my folks were
opposed to the match. 1t was made,
however, and they came to live in
this house, which was purchased
for Mrs. Cump by my father, who
afterwards relented. Cump acted
we'll enough for a few years, but
after that he grew indifferent, and
then almost brutal, going so far on
one or two occasions as to threaten
her life. Finally he lett his wife to
90 with another woman, and a di.
yorce followed. Ny sister contin-
ned to live here with her five chill
dren, while Cump went to Florida,
where he was married again. Five
years ago he came back aud tried
to make friends with my sister, but
she would not have it that way
Then he went away again and has
not been seen since, a, least not by
any OF his family. There are some
persons who claim to have seen him
near Hagerstown within the past
two weeks or 80, but reckon they
are mistaken. We telegraphed him
on Sunday TO Florida, telling him
OF the shooting, but as vet we have
received no reply. When Cump
first went to live in Florida he used
to write to almost every member of
his family, but finding that no one
ever answered his letters, he stop
ped writing to all except Emanuel.
who was always a favorite with
him. The last letter was received
last week. In it he asked NANNY
to pay up his debts and 90 to Flori-
da to live with him. He warned
him, however, not to 90 If he smok-
ed, chewed, drank or visited houses
of ill.fame, as, said he, Il have none
of these vices myself, and will not
tolerate them in any one else under
my roof.''
When asked what could be the
motive for the shooting, Mr.. Peter
replied, 81 have not the slightest
idea. She has not an enemy in the
world that ] know of. One thing
is certain-'Manny' never did it.
Why should hef Sister has always
been a good mother to him."
THE VICTIMS OF THE SHOOTING.
At this time il was announced
that the old lady had sufficiently
recovered to make a statement
to the states attorney. Passing
through a neat little kitchen
the dining.room was reached and
the scene of Carlyle's shooting was
examined. In the wall beside the
window, at a height of five feet
from the ground, was found bullet
hole, into which the fourth shot was
fired, while about the floor and on
certain portions of the white. washed
wall were large stains of blood, show.
ing that Carlyle must have crawled
about the floor in his efforts to reach
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